Our Afghan Weekender is a short trip to Afghanistan designed for travellers who want to experience the country independently without a group over a few days or long weekend.
This trip is perfect for adventurous travellers living in or transiting through Istanbul, Dubai or Abu Dhabi.
Additional travellers are charged at $400 for the 3-Night itinerary and $500 for the 4-night itinerary.
A full description of this trip is available here: www.safarat.co/wend
‘Introducing Afghanistan’ is a private tour lead by Safarāt’s Operations Manager Qudratullah Noory.
This is an abridged itinerary of our 14 Day “Past and Present” trip focusing on the country’s two most important cities with a side trip to visit the remains of the Buddhas of Bamiyan and the Band-E-Amir national park. Our guests will then return to Kabul by air or catch one of the growing numbers of international flights from Kandahar.
You’ll be joining Noory and one of our experienced and careful drivers on a 1-2-1 basis in a modern air conditioned car
Join us for 7 night trip through Afghanistan, rich in history, story and hospitality.
We recommend travelling this route in Spring and Autumn,
The cost of this trip is $2800 USD for solo travellers and $3600USD for two travellers.
This is a 25% deposit for the full price of the trip of $2800. As per our terms and conditions full payment is due 60 days before the scheduled start of the trip. We will be in contact you within 72 hours of your booking to discuss plans for your visa, your plan for arriving in Afghanistan and other details.
The Afghan Silk Road is a 6 to 7-night journey through modern Afghanistan connecting Pakistan with Tajikistan.
Our journey is aimed at travellers who are passing through Central Asia on their way to Pakistan or India, although we are more than happy to run this trip starting or ending at Kabul airport.
As with any Safarāt journey, our route through the ancient often serves as a conduit to explore and understand the present. As usual we will be using our decades of collective experience in Afghanistan to curate special access for our travellers.
This is a private trip - you will be met at your entry point by Qudratullah Noory who is a highly experienced, licensed and English speaking guide with a modern air conditioned vehicle. He will then accompany you to your departure point.
The itinerary can be run in either direction from Shir-Khan/Bandar (Tajikistan) to Torkham (Pakistan) or vice versa.
6 nights are $1900 USD
7 nights are $2200 USD
There is a 50% single supplement for solo travellers.
Our trip across the North of Afghanistan is the perfect trip at any time of the year -starting in Mazar-E-Sharif and crossing the might Hindu Kush via the Soviet Salang pass into the mountains of Bamiyan, through to Ghanzi. and back to Kabul
For more information and detailed itinerary of this trip please see: www.safarat.co/thenorth
This trip is available as both a private and group itinerary for 8 nights.
- Private Travellers: have the option of extending their stay in the summer period, visiting the lush grasslands around Kunduz. Please contact us for availability.
-Group Travellers: Saturday 6th June - 14th June 2026
‘The Road to Oxiana’ is a 14-night journey through the ancient sites of the fabled Kingdom of the Turqouise Mountain.
We’ll be visiting some of the country’s most important historic sites including Balkh, otherwise known as Bactria and an off the track visit to the
Our route will follow in the footsteps of famous explorers and travellers, including Marco Polo, Alexander the Great and the English traveller Robert Byron whose book first published in 1937 has inspired our trip.
As with any Safarāt journey, our route through the ancient often serves as a conduit to explore and understand the present. As usual we will be using our decades of collective experience in Afghanistan to curate special access for our travellers.
“The Road to Oxiana” will take us across the country’s Tajik and Uzbek ethnic heartlands, before following the Hari Rud river back through the central mountains to the old kingdom of the Hazrat Ali and its capital Bamyan.
For a full itinerary
Our ‘Past and Present’ journey is our original and we think still the best trip we run in Afghanistan.
If you are interested in a real deep dive into Afghanistan’s social and cultural history then this is the trip for you. The trip takes you to 4 unique areas of the country, crossing invisible lines in the map that explain Afghanistan’s recent and often bloody past.
This journey takes us through high mountains and through the south of the country and so we only run this trip in Spring and Autumn.
This trip is lead by Joe Sheffer and Qudratullah Noory
This is a 25% deposit for the full price of the trip. As per our terms and conditions full payment is due 60 days before the scheduled start of the trip.
We will be in contact you within 72 hours of your booking to discuss plans for your visa, your plan for arriving in Afghanistan and other details.
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Testimonials and Reviews….
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"Wherever we traveled in Afghanistan our visits were greeted with the warmest hospitality and steaming mugs of chai."
Travelling with Joe and Safarat has been a most revelatory and incredible adventure, an adventure I never imagined possible. I am hugely grateful to Safarat for enabling such a wonderful journey, and I return instilled with hope for Afghanistan’s future years.”
JBD - United Kingdom
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"If you are committed to visiting this beautiful yet troubled country I don't think you should consider any group other than Safarat"
"Joe has a deep understanding of the country, its culture, and its challenges, and the Afghans he works with on the ground are always happy to provide deep local knowledge. The reality is that if you aren't smart in this country it could majorly backfire, but Joe and the team navigate all the potential pitfalls for you in the background so you can enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime trip."
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"Joe's leadership, his enthusiasm, his intimate knowledge of the country, his thoughtful itinerary, his expertise at handling problems big and small"
"I've recently returned from my two-week 'Past and Present' Safarat tour of Afghanistan, and the rewards of this extraordinary journey are just beginning to sink in. It may sound strange to younger travelers, but Afghanistan has been on my bucket list for 45 years, after I regrettably missed the opportunity to visit before the Soviet invasion of 1979""
JM, United States
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As a woman travelling alone, I felt totally comfortable.
Joe made himself available through the planning process and was quick to answer my many questions. I was also provided detailed information about what to pack, and what to expect on arrival. The security paperwork was reassuringly thorough!
As a woman travelling alone, I felt totally comfortable. Safarāt made sure I understood any specific situations where I might be treated differently, and always checked in to ensure I was at ease. I never felt unsafe or a burden as a result.
LC, New Zealand
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"The trip was easily among my top 3 travel experiences "
“ the diversity of cultures, the unbelievable hospitality of its people, the complex history of the country, the natural rawness and beauty of the country - all added to an unforgettable experience.
Joe and Noori were outstanding guides and leaders - always looking to add different experiences to the program and with an ability to make changes on the fly as the situation demanded. They succeeded far begin my expectation in providing an intimate, honest and authentic view of the country and its people - a view that went beyond the often sensational headlines of the Western news channels.”
KP, Denmark
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“My tour to Afghanistan with Safarat in May was without doubt the best I’ve ever done."
“The sights we saw every day were remarkable and the local people in the markets were happy to chat and have their photos. I particularly turning off the road one day to visit a village where we we made very welcome and they made green tea for us.
I could go on and on but just to say you will not regret joining Safarat on a tour of Afghanistan.”
JF- United Kingdom
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“Joe and Noory are a highly professional team operating in Afghanistan.”
“Will be back and recommend anyone considering travelling to the country to at least have a chat with the pair of them.”
MJ, United Kingdom
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"A dream come true"
"Being able to visit Afghanistan was a dream come true, Joe and Noory made it happened. The country has so much to offer in terms of ancient and modern history, landscape, local hospitality, food, sense of adventure, etc. Of course, there is a level of risk associated with travelling to Afghanistan, but Joe, Noory and their local team are ensuring the maximum level of security possible."
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